KANTAR: U.S. STREAMING MARKET NEARS SATURATION
17. 2. 2024 95% of U.S. homes had at least one VOD service in Dec. 2023, according to Kantar. The U.S. streaming industry has reached the point of near saturation, with 123 million U.S. homes (95% of all homes) having at least one streaming VOD service in December of 2023, according to Kantar. Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand… Continue reading KANTAR: U.S. STREAMING MARKET NEARS SATURATION
HOW TO USE ATTENTION TO DRIVE SALES
16. 2. 2024 Attention is increasingly seen as vital to building mental availability and helping to drive sales – but to maximise a campaign’s potential, marketers need to get to grips with the types of attention at play and the Category Entry Points they hope to access, says a new WARC exclusive. Samuel Brealey, a chartered marketer and… Continue reading HOW TO USE ATTENTION TO DRIVE SALES
GET IN LINE: WHY 2024 WILL BE THE YEAR OF LINEAR
16. 2. 2024 This year, the pendulum will swing back towards talent from technology as this industry rediscovers what made it special, writes the editor-in-chief. Happy New Year. Shall we, the media and advertising community collective, make a joint resolution for 2024? Here’s my idea — let’s ban the word “digital” in the context of media. I’m not… Continue reading GET IN LINE: WHY 2024 WILL BE THE YEAR OF LINEAR
A QUARTER OF THE POPULATION “ADMITS” TO ADVERTISING INFLUENCED PURCHASES
16. 2. 2024 On the one hand, advertising is perceived as an obvious part of modern life (64%), its importance for the existence of independent media (63%) and its importance for the country’s economy (62%) is acknowledged, but on the other hand, its influence as a manipulator (82%) promoting unnecessary consumption (70%) is negatively assessed. The ambivalent attitudes… Continue reading A QUARTER OF THE POPULATION “ADMITS” TO ADVERTISING INFLUENCED PURCHASES
CNN PRIMA NEWS ADJUSTS NEWS STUDIO GRAPHICS
16. 2. 2024 CNN Prima News will unveil new graphics and jingles for its continuous newscasts, Main News, Sport and Weather from Sunday. Starting Sunday, February 18, CNN Prima News will introduce a new graphic design. The changes affect the Main News, Continuous News, Sports and Weather sessions. The changes include a new concept of the studio, including… Continue reading CNN PRIMA NEWS ADJUSTS NEWS STUDIO GRAPHICS
FORECAST: GLOBAL AD SPEND TO GROW FASTER IN 2024
16. 2. 2024 Insider Intelligence forecasts that worldwide spending in digital, traditional, and total media ad spending will all grow faster in 2024 than they did in 2023 (when growth amounted to 0.5 per cent YoY). “After two years of relative malaise, the outlook is very positive on a global scale and in every major region,” commented Insider… Continue reading FORECAST: GLOBAL AD SPEND TO GROW FASTER IN 2024
CHANGING GEN Z MEDIA CONSUMPTION HABITS ARE TREND SETTERS FOR OTHER AGE GROUPS
15. 2. 2024 While younger people spend the most time with non-premium content, others are as well according to a new survey. Gen Z media consumption and viewing habits not only has diverged from other generations. They also appear in some respects to be setting the trend for other age groups, particularly when it comes to how they… Continue reading CHANGING GEN Z MEDIA CONSUMPTION HABITS ARE TREND SETTERS FOR OTHER AGE GROUPS
WHO WILL OFFER NOVA SPORT 5 AND 6? THE OPERATORS WILL DIG DEEP INTO T
15. 2. 2024 The media group Nova has so far agreed on the distribution of new premium stations only with the operator O2 Czech Republic. It is negotiating with other market players. On Thursday 29 February, on the occasion of the start of the new Formula 1 season, namely the Bahrain Grand Prix, the media group Nova will… Continue reading WHO WILL OFFER NOVA SPORT 5 AND 6? THE OPERATORS WILL DIG DEEP INTO T
CZECH VIEWERS DEMAND LOCAL CONTENT, ARE PRICE SENSITIVE
15. 2. 2024 The biggest drivers for subscribing to and choosing a VOD service are viewing flexibility and content offering. The Czech viewer is sensitive to the price model and responds to special offers and promotions, the Know.vod study shows. The preferences and behaviour of viewers of traditional linear TV and users of video-on-demand (VOD) services differ, and… Continue reading CZECH VIEWERS DEMAND LOCAL CONTENT, ARE PRICE SENSITIVE
ŠÁRKA ŠVECOVÁ IS THE NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TV NOVA
14. 2. 2024 Financial director Šárka Švecová is the new managing director of the TV Nova television group, replacing Klára Brachtlova. The CFO of TV Nova Šárka Švecová has become the new CEO of TV Nova. She replaced Klára Brachtlova as managing director. It follows from the entry in the Commercial Register. TV Nova has three managing directors.… Continue reading ŠÁRKA ŠVECOVÁ IS THE NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TV NOVA
VALENTINE’S DAY ON THE SCREENS OF CZECH COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
14. 2. 2024 Valentine’s Day is a popular all around the world. In the program of commercial television many of romantic shows and love films will not be missing. Nova Television celebrates St. Valentine’s Day in the series Ulice and on the thematic stations Nova Lady and Nova Cinema St. Valentine’s Day is being celebrated in the series… Continue reading VALENTINE’S DAY ON THE SCREENS OF CZECH COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
STUDY USA: NEARLY HALF (45%) OF ALL MEN PLAN TO USE AI TO COMPOSE VALENTINE’S DAY MISSIVES
13. 2. 2024 More Americans (39%) are looking to use AI to write Valentine’s Day messages than last year (26%) according to a McAfee survey. While many Americans tell pollsters they are not loving the potential impact of AI on society, with 75% saying they are concerned about misinformation from artificial intelligence, they are certainly loving the tools it… Continue reading STUDY USA: NEARLY HALF (45%) OF ALL MEN PLAN TO USE AI TO COMPOSE VALENTINE’S DAY MISSIVES
SUPER BOWL LVIII COULD BE MOST WATCHED EVER
13. 2. 2024 It seems counter intuitive in these days of streaming and on demand, but CBS says that its coverage of Sunday’s Super Bowl was the most watched broadcast in history. Preliminary figures show 123.4 million viewers watched the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII across all platforms is up 7%… Continue reading SUPER BOWL LVIII COULD BE MOST WATCHED EVER
USERS OF STREAMING SERVICES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC INCREASED, NETFLIX LEADS
13. 2. 2024 According to Axocom, the number of users of streaming services in the Czech Republic increased by about 100,000 last year. The number of Czechs with access to streaming video services increased by about 100,000 to 2.6 million people last year. Netflix still has the largest share, but other major players on the Czech market include… Continue reading USERS OF STREAMING SERVICES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC INCREASED, NETFLIX LEADS
DATING REALITY SHOW IS ALSO PLANNING A PRIMA
12. 2. 2024 Prima Television is planning to broadcast a dating reality show, but it does not currently offer any programmes in this genre. TV Prima is also preparing a new dating reality show for broadcast. At the end of last week, it opened casting and invited people to take part in a “new dating show in a… Continue reading DATING REALITY SHOW IS ALSO PLANNING A PRIMA
TV WEATHER IMPROVED BY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND EXPERIENCE
12. 2. 2024 TV weather forecasting is far from just reporting expected temperatures. Meteorologist Dagmar Honsová describes what the preparation of the show entails. The success of TV weather programmes is linked to technological innovations in the field and also to the experience of the meteorologists who prepare the programmes. Although viewers may not realise it, each television… Continue reading TV WEATHER IMPROVED BY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND EXPERIENCE
SURVIVOR GOES ON AIR ON TV NOVA FROM TUESDAY 5 MARCH
12. 2. 2024 Reality show Survivor is heading to the linear broadcast of the main channel TV Nova from March. This year’s series of the reality show Survivor Czech & Slovakia will start airing on TV Nova from Tuesday, 5 March. Nova has started promoting the launch of the new series on its channels. It should be broadcast… Continue reading SURVIVOR GOES ON AIR ON TV NOVA FROM TUESDAY 5 MARCH
TV VIEWERS FAVOR SHOWS WITH DIVERSE CASTS AND AUTHENTIC STORYLINES
10. 2. 2024 The rapidly changing entertainment industry has had two work stoppages in three years — the pandemic and the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes — and continues to grapple with an “existential crisis” of inclusion that has been decades in the making. How will Hollywood adapt so that it can move forward? Now that the strikes are… Continue reading TV VIEWERS FAVOR SHOWS WITH DIVERSE CASTS AND AUTHENTIC STORYLINES
